Haredi and secularist extremism, as well as the alleged involvement of a former politician with a criminal record, are muddying the lakeside city's political waters

Rami Ismail, who was arrested earlier this month, could be the first person charged under new legislation that sets minimum prison sentences for such shakedowns

Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn and legal reporter Jeremy Sharon review a charged summer Knesset session and its looming aftermath, with a legal showdown set for September

Judges say changes to cooling-off period for acting mayor must take affect only after next municipal poll; justices note legislation seemed ‘tailor-made’ to benefit Boaz Yosef

The Times of Israel's regular feature on what is happening in Israel's property market right now

Baharav-Miara says law, frozen since last week, 'sets legal situation backward,' unfairly benefits incumbents, and should not be implemented at upcoming vote on October 31

Justices issue injunction against legislation which removes requirement for caretaker mayors to sit out an election period before running for the office they were appointed to

Measure passes on second and third reading despite coming allegations of being tailored to allow the well-connected acting mayor of Tiberias to run for the seat as an incumbent

Acting Mayor Boaz Yosef needs to sit out an election cycle before running to lead his city -- unless fast-tracked Likud-sponsored bill changes the rules of the game

In a monotheistic trifecta, a stream of Jews, Muslims and Christians celebrate their different holidays in an ultra-tense Old City